Tornado, severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Bladen County
Posted 2:41 p.m. MondayUpdated 5:27 a.m. Tuesday
A severe thunderstorm warning was also issued for Bladen County, along with Columbus and Pender counties, until 9:22 p.m.
The chance for the Triangle to see damaging, severe storms Monday is only a slight one, according to WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel.
Cloudy, humid conditions mean that the occasional showers and even thunderstorm or two could form during the evening, but any storms likely won't be widespread or long-lasting.
The story was different in the Sandhills, where parts of Moore, Hoke and Cumberland counties saw thunderstorms packing quarter-sized hail and winds gusting up to 60 mph.
"It appears that the more severe storms will stay well south of Raleigh today," Fishel said. "They've got the juice and we don't," he said, referring to much warmer air over Fayetteville, where the highs reached into the 80s.
The National Weather Service has put the southeast on alert for severe weather all week after an outbreak of tornadoes that claimed 16 lives Sunday in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
That threat increases for North Carolina Tuesday and Wednesday. "Anybody is in play for severe weather, any time after mid-day on either day," Fishel said.
Several rounds of showers and storms with heavy rainfall are forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, and the National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch in anticipation of accumulation of two to three inches by Wednesday afternoon.
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Rain settles in, thunderstorm warning still active
A Bureau of Meteorology warning was issued at 11.20am.
Locations affected include Warwick, Toowoomba, Dalby, Stanthorpe, Boonah and Oakey.
The next warning is due to be issued at 2.20pm.
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The Bureau of Meteorology warning for southeast Queensland was cancelled about 7am.
A warning issued for the Toowoomba, Warwick, Gold Coast, Dalby, Ipswich and Stanthorpe remains active.
"Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours," BOM warns.
Authorities are monitoring the situation and further warnings will be issued if necessary.
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6.30AM: Severe thunderstorms are predicted to hit Toowoomba about 7am today with damaging winds and large hailstones forecast.
A severe storm warning was issued by the Bureau of Meteorology at 6am today.
The thunderstorms are moving towards the southeast.
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The next warning is due to be issued by 7am.
A more general severe thunderstorm warning is also current for parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett, Darling Downs and Granite Belt and Southeast Coast districts.
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